Tektronix Phaser 300X - Manual

Tektronix Phaser 300X

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 3 – Users safety summary; Operation of product:
  • Page 4 – Phaser
  • Page 5 – User Manual; Contents; Introduction; Connecting the printer 2-7; Printing; Printing from a PC 3-1
  • Page 6 – Phaser 300X Color Printer
  • Page 7 – vii; Using manual feed 3-34; Caring for Your Printer
  • Page 8 – viii; Supplies and Accessories; Setting head convergence 6-8
  • Page 9 – ix; Front and Rear Panels; Utilities mode menu structure 7-4; Technical Notes; Startup and configuration pages A-1; Expanding Your Printing System; Advantages of adding memory B-3
  • Page 10 – Moving Your Printer
  • Page 11 – Standard configuration.; In its standard configuration, the printer provides; Extended Features option.; The Extended Features option, the recommended
  • Page 13 – Excellent color control.; Pantone Process Color System Guide,; PhaserMatch color profiler
  • Page 14 – Print quality and speed.; The Phaser 300X has 300 dots-per-inch resolution; Easy to use and maintain.; When the printer needs ink, you just drop in solid
  • Page 15 – Getting Set Up; At a glance
  • Page 16 – Checking the inventory; Universal media tray; Note
  • Page 17 – Setting up the printer; Removing the shipping block; Hold down the button while you open the rear cover.
  • Page 18 – Loading paper; Put the cover on the paper tray.
  • Page 19 – Installing the output tray; Push the output tray into the lower slot until it clicks into place.
  • Page 20 – Setting the media switch; Set Switch 6 for the paper size:; Down for American-size paper
  • Page 21 – Connecting the printer; Printer ports; The printer accepts data through four ports:
  • Page 22 – LocalTalk connection
  • Page 23 – Connecting the printer to a single computer using LocalTalk; Turn the printer off before making any LocalTalk connections.
  • Page 24 – Ethernet connection
  • Page 25 – Parallel connection; High-density parallel
  • Page 26 – Serial connection; -pin serial connector; Set Switch 7 up for a fixed baud rate of 1200.
  • Page 27 – Turning on the printer; Plug the power cord into the printer and into a grounded outlet.; Turn on the printer.; Caution
  • Page 28 – and; indicator remains on the
  • Page 29 – Selecting a language for the front panel
  • Page 30 – Making a test print; Ready; button on the printer ’s front panel.
  • Page 31 – Installing software on your computer
  • Page 32 – Parallel port setup; command to disable timeouts on your; You can add the; command to your
  • Page 33 – Serial port setup; command to set up your computer ’s serial port:; Switch 7; command
  • Page 34 – for
  • Page 35 – Using Windows printer drivers; Print features quick reference: Windows printer drivers
  • Page 37 – Using the Microsoft PostScript driver with Windows 95
  • Page 38 – Click the PostScript tab to see PostScript-related options.; option. This option
  • Page 39 – Using the AdobePS 4 driver with Windows 95
  • Page 41 – Using the Adobe PostScript driver for Windows 3.1; To select printing options, follow these steps:; Set the Timeout settings.; On large or multiple-page documents
  • Page 43 – Using the Windows NT PostScript driver
  • Page 44 – Printing from a Macintosh; Using Macintosh printer drivers
  • Page 47 – Using the Phaser 300X driver
  • Page 48 – Using the Phaser 300X GX driver; Printing with a desktop printer; Select any desktop printer in the Print dialog box.; Selecting printing options
  • Page 49 – Printing from a workstation; Overview
  • Page 50 – UNIX workstations; PhaserPrint software supports for these workstations:
  • Page 51 – VMS workstations; If you have access to the Internet, you can view
  • Page 52 – Printing from specific applications; General hints and tips; If you have access to the Internet, you can; Windows applications; Aldus PageMaker and FreeHand
  • Page 53 – Macintosh applications; QuarkXPress; The PhaserPrint; Pantone
  • Page 54 – Selecting print features; Print modes; Standard; This mode takes about 2 minutes to print on A-size paper and; Premium; This mode produces the smoothest solid color shades. It takes; Finepoint Sharpening; There are two ways of selecting Finepoint Sharpening:
  • Page 55 – Color correction; Using a printer driver or a utility file.; in the driver. The combinations of these two; option in the drivers. The NVRAM setting can be
  • Page 56 – Color Control Strip feature
  • Page 57 – All about media; Grade and finish
  • Page 58 – Size; Paper size and input method
  • Page 59 – Weight and thickness; Guidelines for paper grade, weight, and thickness
  • Page 60 – Grain; Long grain
  • Page 61 – Margins and image area
  • Page 62 – Image area for Tabloid Extra; Print Area
  • Page 63 – Image orientation; Portrait
  • Page 64 – Media handling
  • Page 65 – Using the paper trays
  • Page 66 – Loading letterhead
  • Page 67 – Using manual feed; Inserting the paper; Insert the paper until it stops.
  • Page 68 – Envelopes with the flap open and to the right.
  • Page 69 – Making transparencies; When using the paper tray
  • Page 70 – Fonts
  • Page 71 – Downloading Macintosh and TrueType fonts
  • Page 72 – Installing Macintosh screen fonts
  • Page 74 – Switching printer languages
  • Page 75 – Printing with PCL5; Print from your HP-GL application as usual.; Printing PostScript
  • Page 76 – Changing the HP-GL default settings
  • Page 77 – Adding ink; When you open a new box of black ColorStix ink sticks.; Emptying the waste bin; When the front panel message tells you to empty the bin.; Cleaning the printer
  • Page 78 – Warning; The melted ink is hot.; icon in the front panel indicates a half-full or empty; L is
  • Page 80 – Changing the fuser wiper; Replace the fuser wiper (
  • Page 81 – When the front panel displays the following message:; Used ink is nontoxic it can be treated as normal office waste.
  • Page 82 – Emptying the waste bin when front panel message displays; Empty the contents of the waste bin by twisting the bin.
  • Page 83 – Emptying the waste bin before moving the printer
  • Page 84 – New printer cleaning supplies; Cleaning Instructions booklet
  • Page 85 – Reorder cleaning kit supplies; Order through your local Tektronix dealer.
  • Page 86 – Using isopropyl alcohol
  • Page 87 – Cleaning the paper-pick rollers; Remove the paper tray and open the top cover.
  • Page 88 – Cleaning the feed rollers
  • Page 89 – Cleaning the paper tension blade, paper clamp, and drum
  • Page 92 – button to rotate the drum until the
  • Page 95 – button until you see this message on the; button to exit Utilities mode.
  • Page 96 – Cleaning the head wiper; button on the
  • Page 98 – Cleaning the fuser rollers; To correct the problem, first try these quick steps:; Quick Steps; Use a less shiny type of paper.
  • Page 99 – Procedure A; the fuser cleaning pad.
  • Page 101 – Procedure B; Clean fuser
  • Page 105 – Exit Next
  • Page 106 – Tektronix supplies: the mark of quality; Phaser 300X supplies and accessories
  • Page 108 – Upgrade kits; The following upgrade kits are available for the Phaser 300X.; Phaser 300X upgrade kits
  • Page 109 – Interface cables and Ethernet adapters; Phaser 300X interface cables and adapters; Ethernet adapters
  • Page 110 – Troubleshooting; If you need help
  • Page 111 – Using the automated fax systems; Use EuroHAL to order a catalog or individual documents in Europe
  • Page 112 – Error codes and front panel messages; Some messages, such as; , require you to perform some action such as; Busy Cleaning Head
  • Page 114 – Clearing paper jams
  • Page 115 – Removing jammed paper; Follow these guidelines when you remove jammed paper:
  • Page 116 – Removing a paper jam from the rear of the printer
  • Page 117 – Setting head convergence; button on the front panel) to adjust the head convergence, slightly.; Test print example; The test print shows four head convergence test patterns.
  • Page 119 – nn
  • Page 121 – General cleaning guide
  • Page 122 – Print quality problems
  • Page 125 – Large spots or blobs of ink appear on the print.; Spots that appear only on the; Small spots of ink are randomly scattered across the page.; Make a test print. If; Small or light ink specks appear anywhere on the edge.; Clean the paper clamp.
  • Page 126 – Frequent stray ink marks or gaps of ink appear on the prints; . Select a different; Stray ink marks or missing areas of the image.; Try using a different type paper; Streaks appear on the paper.; Clean the paper tension blade. Refer to
  • Page 128 – A vertical line appears to zigzag.; If a vertical line does not appear straight, you
  • Page 129 – Network problems; The printer doesn’t appear in the Chooser.; The printer is turned on with the
  • Page 130 – Operation hints
  • Page 131 – Turn off the startup page.; Refer to the Phaser 300X Drivers and Utilities; Leave the printer on.; The printer has an automatic standby mode that keeps; The edge of the printed paper is rippled.; Load paper into the printer with the
  • Page 132 – Printer standby modes; When the printer is idle for more than 2 hours, it goes into a
  • Page 133 – Printing and installation; For PC users; For Windows users; Retry; Which port is faster, parallel or serial?
  • Page 135 – The file does not print or it prints garbage data.
  • Page 136 – Files sent to the printer during power-up do not print.
  • Page 137 – The startup page prints although you disabled it.; The printer ’s power-up
  • Page 139 – Front panel
  • Page 141 – Utilities mode menu structure; To access the Utilities mode, press the; button. You see this
  • Page 142 – Rear panel; Rear panel switches
  • Page 143 – Rear-panel LED indicator; Switches 8 and 9: Color Correction Mode
  • Page 144 – Startup and configuration pages; Turning off the startup page
  • Page 145 – Generating a configuration page; There are two ways to generate the configuration page:; Use the printer ’s rear panel switches.
  • Page 146 – Print count
  • Page 147 – LocalTalk and Ethernet ports
  • Page 148 – Parallel port; Parallel port signal descriptions
  • Page 149 – Serial port
  • Page 150 – Space; parity forces the parity bit to 0. For most users, 8 data bits; and no parity is identical to 7 data bits and Space parity.
  • Page 151 – Serial port signals; The following table shows the printer ’s serial port pinout.
  • Page 152 – Specifications; Primary voltage ranges
  • Page 153 – Safety and emissions; UL 1950 Information Technology Equipment.
  • Page 154 – Expanding Your; Customizing your printer
  • Page 155 – Upgrades kits
  • Page 156 – Advantages of adding memory
  • Page 157 – PhaserPrint; To order PhaserPrint, use Tektronix order number 4690F20.; PhaserSym; To order PhaserSym, use Tektronix order number 4690F41.
  • Page 158 – Adding a hard disk for font storage; To connect an external disk you need these items:; Initialization; Unless the disk is already formatted for operation with a
  • Page 159 – SCSI ID number
  • Page 160 – Connecting one disk; Printer with a built-in SCSI terminator
  • Page 161 – Connecting multiple disks
  • Page 163 – Reinstalling the shipping block; Push the tail piece (
  • Page 165 – Changing line voltage; Line voltage selector switch.
  • Page 166 – Regulatory Information; Declaration of conformity
  • Page 167 – FCC Class B warning (for 115 VAC equipment)
  • Page 168 – Material Safety Data Sheets
  • Page 170 – Index; SWOP
  • Page 171 – Enhanced
  • Page 172 – Page Setu; Monochrome
  • Page 173 – Page Setup
  • Page 174 – Start Print Queue
  • Page 175 – Press
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User Manual

Phaser

®

300X

Color Printer

First printing August 1996
070-8873-01

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Summary

Page 3 - Users safety summary; Operation of product:

Users safety summary Terms in manual: CAUTION Conditions that can result in damage to the product. WARNING Conditions that can result in personal injury or loss of life. Power source: Do not apply more than 250 volts RMS between the supply conductors or between either supply conductor and ground. Us...

Page 4 - Phaser

Phaser ® 300X Warranty Tektronix warrants that the 300X Color Printer will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of shipment. If this product proves defective during its warranty period, Tektronix, at its option, will either repair the defective...

Page 5 - User Manual; Contents; Introduction; Connecting the printer 2-7; Printing; Printing from a PC 3-1

User Manual v Contents 1 Introduction 2 Getting Set Up At a glance 2-1Checking the inventory 2-2Setting up the printer 2-3 Removing the shipping block 2-3Loading paper 2-4Installing the output tray 2-5Setting the media switch 2-6 Connecting the printer 2-7 Printer ports 2-7LocalTalk connection 2-8 C...

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